RN, Clinical Care Coordinator, Heart and Vascular Position Available In Forsyth, North Carolina

JOB DESCRIPTION JOB SUMMARY

Facilitates the patient’s positive progression through the acute episode of care. Carries out the plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and a multidisciplinary team that includes physicians, staff and appropriate clinical support personnel. Uses experiential clinical skills to achieve optimal clinical, financial and outcome goals. Advocates for the patient and family throughout the entire episode of care. Maintains availability to patient/family as a resource to facilitate communication with care providers and evaluate services rendered. Remains involved in the plan of care until the patient achieves a functional health status that allows for discharge.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) with three years of clinical hospital experience required. Cardiac and Critical Care experience preferred. LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or

REGISTRATION

Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Facilitates and ensures that comprehensive, multidisciplinary collaboration of the plan of care occurs with the patient, family, physicians and other health care providers. Coordinates the development, implementation and evaluation of patient focused outcomes through clinical pathways and/or plans of care, analyzes variances and implements strategies to resolve them. Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess and improve quality. Serves as the point person for same day surgery program coordinating care and assisting the patient in scheduling surgery. Coordinates with different services and physicians to ensure all appropriate testing and consents are obtained. Educates patients regarding pre-operative medications, advises Physicians of any possible issues. Promotes positive patient experience through communication and elimination of barriers to care. Develops patient education materials to assist in the education process. Educates patients post-operatively on home care and disease related issues. Promotes continuity of care by establishing and maintaining rapport with regional and internal providers. Makes appropriate referrals to outpatient programs including cardiac rehab programs, PT/OT, Speech Therapy, Coumadin Clinics. Serves as a resource for care providers re quality measures. Assists the department in meeting SDS guidelines by ensuring core/quality measures are met. Assists the providers in the daily plan of care and troubleshooting problems. Screens telephone calls appropriately, in the postoperative period. Provides solutions or resources to community resources available to patients. Assists providers in obtaining needed resources and referrals to outside agencies. Assists providers in preventing readmission by early intervention and troubleshooting problems in the home setting and providing post discharge support to patients and families as needed. Assists providers with appropriates medication reconciliation ensuring that all quality measures are met and patients are discharged on safe medication regimen. Educates patients of medication regimen to assist in compliance and understanding. Assists in maintaining open communication between multiple disciplines by attending daily huddles and sharing of information throughout the day. Attends monthly joint practice committee meetings. Demonstrates personal accountability and compliance with standards of behavior by maintaining a professional appearance. Identifies needs and sets goals for own growth and development, meets all mandatory, organizational and departmental requirements. Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

Advanced clinical assessment skills Ability to make sound and timely decisions Ability to cooperate and work well with others About Us Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites. This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility. About the Team Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments Mission To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all. Vision To be the first and best choice for care. Culture Commitments We create a space where all Belong We Work as One to make great things happen We earn Trust in all we do We Innovate to better the now and create the future We drive for Excellence – always